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"I just read an awesome post by Jeevan on planking and realized I really should visit this site more often...."
Aug 12, 2011
Charlotte Ashlock commented on Brad Casenave, DCB Intern's blog post Adventures of an Intern in PublishingLand: Episode I
"I used to be Jeevan's intern..... I'm happy you're having fun! I like your writing style! Can you write your next blog entry about something funny that happens to you? http://ashlockcharlotte.wordpress.com/"
Dec 4, 2010
Charlotte Ashlock commented on Jeevan Sivasubramaniam's blog post A Mosque Blossoms in Manhattan...or Not
"They didn't want to build the mosque in order to build bridges, though. They just wanted to pray, go to the gym, and do their little activities. If it were me, I wouldn't cave, out of sheer orneriness. I've always thought that if you…"
Sep 2, 2010
Charlotte Ashlock posted a blog post

Aren't We All Just So Special

Blogging, vlogging, tweeting: the commotion never stops. Anything to prove we’re just as special as everyone else. In the famous words of DASH, from the animation movie The Incredibles, “Saying everyone is special, is just a way of saying no one is.”I sympathize with you, Dash. I too am hiding my mutant superpowers in a hopeless attempt to conform with societal norms. If only my story could end as happily as yours did. How did we become such cynics, Dash? Aren’t you supposed to be a carefree…See More
Aug 10, 2010
Charlotte Ashlock posted a blog post

Practical vs. Sentimental Environmentalism

This video shows environmentalists sitting in the middle of the forest, crying, wailing, and mourning for dead trees. This video has been widely circulated and mocked, and I would be the first to admit these people do seem rather ludicrous.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VThQr8fDiLA&feature=relatedHowever I do have something in common with them. When I was in middle school, my parents cut down a little blue spruce…See More
Jul 6, 2010
Jeevan Sivasubramaniam commented on Charlotte Ashlock's blog post How School Ruins Writers
"Well said, Ashlock. This relates back to our discussion about how university libraries are well-stocked with graduate theses that no one will ever look at because they were never actually intended to be read."
Jun 19, 2010
David Marshall commented on Charlotte Ashlock's blog post How School Ruins Writers
"Bravo, Charlotte. Your last paragraph says it all. "Man, if you've got a good story-- tell it, from the heart. If you've got good argument-- make it, please without referring to Locke or Hobbes." As we say at BK to avoid…"
Jun 19, 2010
Charlotte Ashlock posted a blog post

How School Ruins Writers

C.S. Lewis, in his celebrated Narnia Chronicles, told of a runaway princess named Aravis who escaped the evil empire of Calormen and an unwanted marriage by fleeing across the desert. When a talking horse becomes her traveling companion, he demands to hear her story. Aravis sits up straight, speaks in a low melodious voice, and blows everyone away by telling her life story in the manner of a grand epic. Lewis explains her eloquence by writing, "In Calormen, story-telling (whether the stories…See More
Jun 17, 2010
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Jun 14, 2010

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Posted on August 10, 2010 at 11:34pm

Practical vs. Sentimental Environmentalism

This video shows environmentalists sitting in the middle of the forest, crying, wailing, and mourning for dead trees. This video has been widely circulated and mocked, and I would be the first to admit these people do seem rather ludicrous.




However I do have something in common with them. When I…
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Posted on July 6, 2010 at 1:04pm

How School Ruins Writers

C.S. Lewis, in his celebrated Narnia Chronicles, told of a runaway princess named Aravis who escaped the evil empire of Calormen and an unwanted marriage by fleeing across the desert. When a talking horse becomes her traveling companion, he demands to hear her story. Aravis sits up straight, speaks in a low melodious voice, and blows everyone away by telling her life story in the manner of a grand epic. Lewis explains her eloquence by writing, "In Calormen, story-telling (whether the stories… Continue

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